Putting your faith to work
Poem XVI In Temptation Augustus Montague Toplady COMPASS’D by the foe, on theeFeebly I presume to call;Get thyself the victory,Hold me, and I shall not fall:On thy creature mercy shew,Thine I am by purchase too.Guard of my defenceless heart,Wherefore hidest thou thy face?Mercy’s fountain head thou art,Ever full of truth and grace;Quell the roaring lion’s … Read more
Poem XV Self Dedication Augustus Montague Toplady Jesus, my Saviour, fill my heartWith nothing else but thee;Now thy saving pow’r exert,And more than conquer me:Each intruding rival kill,That hinders or obstructs thy reign:All thy glorious might reveal,And make me pure within.Through my soul in mercy shine,Thine Holy Spirit give;Let him witness, Lord, with mineThat I … Read more
Ah! give me, Lord, the single eye,
Which aims at nought but thee;
I fain would live, and yet not I –
Let Jesus live in me.
Poem XIII – Father, To Thee in Christ I Fly Augustus Montague Toplady FATHER, to thee in Christ I fly,What tho’ my sins of crimson dyeFor thy resentment call?My crimes he did on Calv’ry bear,The blood that flow’d for sinners thereShall cleanse me from them all.Spirit divine, thy pow’r bring in,O raise me from this … Read more
Poem XIl. O that my ways were made so direct Augustus Montague Toplady O THAT my ways were made so strait,And that the lamp of faithWould, as a star, direct my feetWithin the narrow path!O that thy strength might enter now,And in my heart abide,To make me as a faithful bowThat never starts aside!O that … Read more
POEM XI. Matthew viii. 25. Lord, save us, we perish Augustus Montague Toplady PILOT of the soul, awake,Save us for thy mercies’ sake;Now rebuke the angry deep,Save, O save thy sinking ship! Stand at the helm, our vessel steer,Mighty on our side appear;Saviour, teach us to descryWhere the rocks and quicksands lie. The waves shall … Read more
POEM X. Desiring to be given up to God Augustus Montague Toplady O THAT my heart was right with thee,And lov’d thee with a perfect love!O that my Lord would dwell in me,And never from his seat remove!Jesus, remove th’ impending load,And set my soul on fire for God! Thou seest I dwell in awful … Read more
POEM IX. On War Augustus Montague Toplady GREAT God, whom heav’n, and earth, and sea,With all their countless hosts, obey,Upheld by whom the nations stand,And empires fall at thy command: Beneath thy long suspended ireLet vain hostilities* expire;Thy knowledge spread from sea to sea,‘Till every nation bows to thee. Then shew thyself the prince of … Read more
POEM Vlll. He Dwelleth With You, and Shall Be in You From John xiv. 17 SAVIOUR, I thy word believe,My unbelief remove;Now thy quick’ning Spirit give,The unction from above;Shew me, Lord, how good thou art, My soul with all thy fulness fill: Send the witness in my heart The Holy Ghost reveal. Dead in sin … Read more
POEM Vll. In Sickness JESUS, since I with thee am one,Confirm my soul in thee,And still continue to tread down The man of sin in me. Let not the subtle foe prevail In this my feeble hour:Frustrate all the hopes of hell, Redeem from Satan’s pow’r. Arm me, O Lord, from head to foot,With righteousness … Read more